Commend has 2 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rows of houses, each of them different and pleasing with their spacious gardens, are replaced by purely functional blocks of flats which have nothing more to commend them than over-praised 'modern conveniences'. | |
| 2. | I commend Tom for his bravery. | |
| 3. | We commend the past, but live the present. | |
| 4. | They said I would never walk again, and I really have to commend them for their spot-on diagnosis. |